S 10190 NY
Establishes a certified community behavioral health clinic public awareness campaign
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This bill amends the mental hygiene law to require the commissioner of the office of mental health, in consultation with other state health and human services commissioners, to develop and implement a statewide public awareness campaign about certified community behavioral health clinics. The campaign may utilize public forums, social media, and mass media including internet, radio, and print advertising, with materials posted on state agency websites. The campaign is designed to educate the public about the services provided by these clinics, inform individuals how to access them, and reduce stigma associated with seeking behavioral health treatment. The bill requires certain health care facilities and providers to make educational materials developed under this campaign available to patients in electronic, written, or posted formats. The bill takes effect 180 days after enactment.
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Establishes a certified community behavioral health clinic public awareness campaign to educate the public regarding certified community behavioral health clinics.
Sponsor (1)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- May 5, 2026 REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S10190 Summary: BILL NO S10190   SAME AS SAME AS A10619-A
  SPONSOR ADDABBO   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Add §36.08, Ment Hyg L   Establishes a certified community behavioral health clinic public awareness campaign to educate the public regarding certified community behavioral health clinics.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
10190
IN SENATE
May 5, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a certified community behavioral health clinic public awareness campaign
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 2 36.08 to read as follows: 3 § 36.08 Certified community behavioral health clinic public awareness 4 campaign. 5 (a) The commissioner of the office of mental health, in consultation 6 with the commissioner of the office of addiction services and supports, 7 the commissioner of the office of children and family services, the 8 commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities, 9 and the commissioner of the department of health shall develop and 10 implement a statewide public awareness campaign to educate the general 11 public regarding certified community behavioral health clinics estab- 12 lished pursuant to section 36.04 of this article. 13 (b) Such campaign may utilize public forums, social media, and mass 14 media, including but not limited to internet, radio, and print advertis- 15 ing, and shall include posting of materials and information on the 16 websites of the office of mental health and the office of addiction 17 services and supports. 18 (c) The campaign shall be designed to: 19 1. educate the public regarding the services provided by certified 20 community behavioral health clinics, including mental health and 21 substance use disorder services, case management services, and access to 22 crisis services; 23 2. inform individuals how to access such services provided by certi- 24 fied community behavioral health clinics; and 25 3. reduce stigma associated with seeking behavioral health treatment. 26 (d) The commissioner of the office of mental health shall require 27 facilities licensed pursuant to article thirty-one of this chapter, and 28 the commissioner of the office of addiction services and supports shall
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15046-04-6
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1 require providers certified pursuant to article thirty-two of this chap- 2 ter to make available to patients educational materials developed pursu- 3 ant to this section regarding certified community behavioral health 4 clinics. The commissioner of the department of health shall require 5 general hospitals licensed pursuant to article twenty-eight of the 6 public health law that operate psychiatric inpatient, outpatient, or 7 emergency services to make such materials available. Such materials may 8 be distributed electronically, provided in writing, or posted conspicu- 9 ously within provider facilities, as determined by the applicable 10 commissioner. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 12 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 13 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 14 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 15 completed on or before such date.
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